Welcome Home Nick Johnson
by The New York Yankees drafted seventeen year old Nick Johnson with their third pick in the 1996 amateur draft. In 2001 he finally broke in …
Category: New York Yankees
David Robertson: An Unsung Yankee Hero
Opening Day 2010 is 35 (long) days away and I’m chomping at the bit to get this bad boy rolling. The boys from the Bronx …
The Changing of The Left Field Guard
When the defending World Series Champions, the New York Yankees, take the field on opening day 2010, they will be doing so without Johnny Damon …
UNBREAKABLE: Jack Chesbro
by “He was either steady or wild as a hawk; with no middle ground. He always had some trick up his sleeve, feeding the visitors on …
The Chase is On
“This contract’s not going to change how I perform … It’s not going to change how I prepare. It’s not going to change how hard …
Going Nine: The Power Of Two
(This story was originally published in Gotham Baseball Magazine) Eddie Lucas was a baseball fan, born into a baseball loving family. Just hours after watching …
1996: The One That Started It All
(The story was originally published in Gotham Baseball Magazine) Was it really 10 years ago? That question has been asked by many a Yankee fan …
Preserving The Past
On the field in the new Yankee Stadium this year, several of the team’s 102 victories have come in dramatic fashion. For the folks behind …
1976: The Yankees Renaissance
by They called them the “CBS Years,” the dark, dismal time when CBS owned the Yankees and the team floundered in mediocrity from 1965-1972. In 1973, …